The Wandering Swordsman (1970)
In this thrilling martial arts twist on the tale of Robin Hood, a charismatic highwayman with formidable sword skills decides to help the poor by robbing from thieves and distributing the wealth. This plan doesn't sit well with the criminals, who band together to stop him. Fortunately, our hero has a powerful blade on his side, not to mention popular beauty Lily Li at his side. A high-spirited blend of action, romance, and comedy, this Shaw Brothers classic from fearless director Chang Cheh is a timeless example of pure high-voltage entertainment.
- Released
- 1970-02-04
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Chang Cheh
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 11 votes
Cast
- David Chiang Da-Wei as Yu Hsieh Erh/Wandering Swordsman
- Bolo Yeung as 'Unicorn' Du Kuo Lung
- Lily Li as Chiang Ning
- Chan Sing as Iron King Jung Sz Hu
- Liu Gang as Flying Robber Fang Tien Lung
- Wang Kuang-Yu as Single Swordsman Jin Li Loi
- Lan Wei-Lieh as Chief Wen
- Chang Pei-Shan as 'Fail-Safe' Kung Wu
- Cheng Lui as Chief Jiang Wei
- Wu Ma as Foxy Hou Jiou
- Hong Liu as Flying Robber Guo Tien Wan
- Tung Li as Chief Huang
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